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isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=5403</guid> <description><![CDATA[- by Gary Marks Spring is Here, Enter Snow The calendar has finally rolled over to spring, the time for change in the Shawnee Hills.  This is the season that trees come back to life and the cooler temps give way to warmer breezes. Yeah, right!  I started off my last article Looking for Fall Amongst the Brown in a similar  way, but even though the calendar says spring, we are still experiencing winter&#8217;s bitter chill. It&#8217;s odd to wake up on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/spring-snow-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ebook &#8211; Winter in the Shawnee Hills</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ebook-winter-in-the-shawnee-hills/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ebook-winter-in-the-shawnee-hills</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ebook-winter-in-the-shawnee-hills/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:55:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=5366</guid> <description><![CDATA[Winter in the Shawnee Hills &#8211; Ebook Take a journey, to a place where the changing of a season, brings some of the most dramatic scenery in Illinois.  The Shawnee Hills in southern Illinois can be beautiful during any time of year, but the winter time holds a special place for most.  The simple act of falling snowflakes can turn a place we think we know well, into a place full of new sights and wonder. It is that sense [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ebook-winter-in-the-shawnee-hills/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Isolation of Winter in the Shawnee Hills</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/the-isolation-of-winter-in-the-shawnee-southern-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-isolation-of-winter-in-the-shawnee-southern-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/the-isolation-of-winter-in-the-shawnee-southern-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:46:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fern cliff state park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois nature photography winter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois winter hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills Winter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Hiking]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=5194</guid> <description><![CDATA[Winter, Winter, Go Away? - by Gary Marks Winter is a time that can make us scurry inside, trying to get away from the bitter cold temperatures.  For some of us just the saying &#8220;winter&#8221; is a dirty word, but there are some people that wait patiently for the cooler temps so they can explore the frozen world outside. Here in Southern Illinois we rarely stay cold for any length of time.  It can be in the 60&#8242;s like this past [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/the-isolation-of-winter-in-the-shawnee-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Winter Wonderland in the Shawnee Hills</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/winter-in-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=winter-in-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/winter-in-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:00:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois winter hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lincoln Memorial Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Nature Photography]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=5136</guid> <description><![CDATA[A.S. &#8211; After Snow - by Gary Marks Was it all a dream?  Was a winter veil thrown across my sleep-deprived eyes?  Sitting here well over a week after the last snow event, one wonders.  That wondering stops though as the computer cycles through photographs and the reality of it all sinks in. As the snow is thawing and only piles of white memories remain, we look back and remember that occasionally the proof of winter does come to Southern Illinois [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/winter-in-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Leftovers</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/fall-photos-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fall-photos-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/fall-photos-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:28:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=5049</guid> <description><![CDATA[- by Gary Marks Happy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, a time for us as  a nation and a people to remind ourselves what we are grateful for.  Ask a hundred different people what they are thankful for and you will get many different answers. Many will say family, others will say friends, and others will say they are thankful for the grace of God, but whatever you are thankful for, remember to bless and encourage one another, so that we all will be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/fall-photos-southern-illinois-shawnee-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Looking for Fall Amongst the Brown</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/trail-of-tears-state-forest-pine-hills-fall/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=trail-of-tears-state-forest-pine-hills-fall</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/trail-of-tears-state-forest-pine-hills-fall/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:07:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[La-Rue Pine Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Autumn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fountain Bluff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Ozarks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois state parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[La Rue Pine Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pine Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears State Forest]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=5016</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fall On the Western Side of the Shawnee National Forest - by Gary Marks Exit Fall, Enter Winter The calendar has finally rolled over to November, the time for change in the Shawnee Hills.  This is the month that trees become silent and the cooler temps blow swiftly from the north.  Winter will be quickly approaching giving rise to collisions of warm and cold fronts making November rains and waterfalls a very high possibility. There is one thing that November is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/trail-of-tears-state-forest-pine-hills-fall/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Guest Writer &#8211; Joshua Spengler &#8211; Autumn In The Shawnee National Forest</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/autumn-shawnee-national-forest-joshua-spengler/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=autumn-shawnee-national-forest-joshua-spengler</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/autumn-shawnee-national-forest-joshua-spengler/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:04:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guest Blogger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joshua Spengler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Autumn Shawnee Hills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bald Knob Overlook Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garden of the Gods Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[One Horse Gap lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee National Forest Fall]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4982</guid> <description><![CDATA[ AUTUMN IN THE SHAWNEE - by  Josh Spengler &#8211; Find Us on Facebook @ Spengler Photography &#38; Fine Arts Wow where to start! This year the colors are amazing. Yellows, oranges, and red colors paint the Shawnee landscape. It is like someone took a big paint brush, and used the Shawnee as a canvas. Scenic overlooks like Alto Pass, Bald Knob, Rim Rock, and The Garden of the Gods are all bursting to the seams with fall beauty. In the cool [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/autumn-shawnee-national-forest-joshua-spengler/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Looking for Fall Amongst the Green</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/shawnee-national-forest-fall-autumn/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shawnee-national-forest-fall-autumn</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/shawnee-national-forest-fall-autumn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:04:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bell Smith Springs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bell Smith Springs Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache River Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heron Pond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee National Forest Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Fall]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4938</guid> <description><![CDATA[- by Gary Marks Exit Summer, Enter Fall The calender has finally rolled over into October, the time of change in the Shawnee Hills.  This is the month that the forest gives a final bold pop and a confetti of leaves comes raining down by the end of the month celebrating another successful growing season. The bold pop is not quite here as we enter the first week.  Green is still the primary color, but that does not stop me from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/shawnee-national-forest-fall-autumn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Guest Writer &#8211; Bill Brimm &#8211; 3 Great Kid-Friendly Fishing Spots in Southern Illinois</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/kid-friendly-fishing-spots-in-southern-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kid-friendly-fishing-spots-in-southern-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/kid-friendly-fishing-spots-in-southern-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:48:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bill Brimm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guest Blogger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cedar Lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ferne clyffe lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois fishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kid-friendly fishing lakes in Southern Illinois]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Little Grassy Lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Hills Fishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Fishing]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4778</guid> <description><![CDATA[3 Great Kid-Friendly Fishing Spots in Southern Illinois - by Bill Brimm It&#8217;s That Time Well it&#8217;s that time of year again.  School is out and the kids are running around with nothing to do. When I was being raised up in Southern Illinois I had a choice of either working or going fishing, so of course I did A LOT of fishing. Fishing can be fun for the whole family and is a great way for kids to get [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/kid-friendly-fishing-spots-in-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pomona Natural Bridge &#8211; Shawnee National Forest</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/pomona-natural-bridge-shawnee-national-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pomona-natural-bridge-shawnee-national-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/pomona-natural-bridge-shawnee-national-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 03:32:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pomona Natural Bridge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Natural Bridge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pomona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=1908</guid> <description><![CDATA[Located within the Shawnee National Forest lies one of most spectacular examples of a natural bridge in Illinois.  The trail that loops around the area is approximately 1/3 mile, but what it lacks in distance, it makes up in scenery.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/pomona-natural-bridge-shawnee-national-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>